{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-75/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-75/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2000/75",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-75",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Directive 2000/75/EC\nof 20 November 2000\nlaying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 introducing general Community measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures relating to swine vesicular disease, and in particular the second indent of Article 15 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn accordance with Article 15 of Directive 92/119/EEC, specific measures to control and eradicate bluetongue should be introduced.\n(2)\nThe epidemiological characteristics of bluetongue are comparable to those of African horse sickness.\n(3)\nThe Council has adopted Directive 92/35/EEC laying down control rules and measures to combat African horse sickness.\n(4)\nTo combat bluetongue, therefore, the overall measures laid down by Directive 92/35/EEC to combat African horse sickness should be used as a model, making appropriate adjustments due to the characteristics of the rearing of species susceptible to bluetongue.\n(5)\nRules should be laid down on the movement of susceptible species and their semen, ova and embryos from areas subject to restrictions arising from an outbreak of the disease.\n(6)\nArticle 3 of Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field, applies in the event of an outbreak of bluetongue.\n(7)\nA procedure for close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission must be introduced,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 69. Directive as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 19. Directive as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2000/75/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}